Paulinus Chigbupchigbu@umes.eduweb siteFisheries ecology; influence of variations in climatic factors on water quality and biota; culture of rotifers and copepods for use in rearing marine fish larvae; trophic dynamics in marine and freshwater environments; zooplankton ecology

Eric Davidsonedavidson@umces.eduweb siteBiogeochemistry and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems, including the effects of management, land use change, and climatic change on soil C and N stocks, trace gas emissions from soils, and leaching of plant nutrients to streams and groundwater. Current study areas include the Brazilian Amazon Basin and Cerrado region and the forests of New England.

Katharina Engelhardtkengelhardt@umces.eduweb siteEffects of species richness on wetland ecosystem functioning and services; community ecology and ecosystem ecology

William Faganbfagan@glue.umd.eduweb siteMeshing field research with theoretical models to address critical questions in community ecology and conservation biology; ecological "edge effects" and spatial dynamics; ecoinformatics, biodiversity databases, and conservation planning

Matthew Fitzpatrickmfitzpatrick@umces.eduweb siteGeographic distribution of species, the factors that influence them, and how they could be altered by global change; models, field studies, remotely sensed data, and climate change scenarios to address questions in a variety of systems, including terrestrial and aquatic invasive species, plants, forest pests,m and ants; potential consequences of climate change and biological invasions on natural resources such that these threats can be assessed in the context of managing other ongoing environmental changes

Jeff Leipsleips@umbc.eduweb siteEvolution of life history traits, specifically focused on understanding how the genetic architecture underlying these traits guides and constrains their evolutionary responses to natural selection

Karen R. Lipsklips@umd.eduweb siteConservation and ecology of amphibians and reptiles, with interest at multiple scales - including population, community and ecosystems - especially as they are affected by emerging infectious disease and global change

Eric B. Mayebmay@mail.umes.eduweb siteEffects of environmental contamination and habitat degradation on aquatic animal health; use of biochemical, metabolic indicators to determine the response of fish to injurious agents of conditions

Abhijit Nagchaudhurianagchaudhuri@umes.eduIntegration of advanced technologies of mechatronics in the fields of precision agriculture, environmental, marine and geosciences; remote sensing and image analysis

Maile Neelmneel@umd.eduweb siteUnderstanding patterns of biological diversity as well as the relationships between these patterns and the ecological and evolutionary processes that have created them; applying this understanding to developing effective conservation approaches and to predict effects of changing patterns and processes

David M. Nelsondnelson@umces.eduweb siteEcosystem responses to natural and human-induced variations in climatic and environmental conditions; study of plants and microbes in geologic and modern settings utilizing isotopic, paleoecological, genomic and biogeochemical tools

David Secorsecor@umces.eduweb siteFish ecology; fish life history and migration studies; fisheries stock enhancement; migration and habitat use as behaviors controlling and regulating population dynamics

Bradley G. Stevensbgstevens@umes.eduweb siteFisheries ecology; reproduction and early life history of crustaceans and mollusks; crustacean growth, molting, and feeding; use of in-situ technology (video, ROVs, submersibles) for studying abundance and behavior of marine species; bycatch, discard mortality, and impacts of derelict fishing gear

Joseph Sullivanjsull@umd.eduweb siteThe responses of plants to various forms of environmental stress - both natural and anthropogenic; physiological mechanisms that enable plants to exist in a wide range of environmental conditions; how human activities impact plant, agricultural or ecosystem productivity

Stephanie Yarwoodsyarwood@umd.eduwebsiteMicrobial interactions and functioning in soils, with the overall goal of understanding environmental factors that affect microbial community composition and how microbial community structure in turn affects ecosystem function; examination of how subsurface microbial communities change during soil formation and how microbial communities vary due to anthropogenic disturbance.

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